The Dysfunctions of MIDI

F. Richard Moore
Computer Audio Research Laboratory
Center for Music Experiment, Q-037
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, California 92093 USA

• Introduction
• Aesthetic Motivations
• The Robustness of Expression
• Control "Intimacy"
• MIDI Control Properties
  • Imperceptibility of Millisecond Delays
  • Uncertainty in the Amount of Delay
  • "Event" Orientation
• Capturing Musical Gestures
• Controlling a Synthesizer
• Information Bursts Through Sluggish Channels
• Conclusion
• References

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